“How many times have you been at a dinner party when some egghead keeps ranting about his IQ and SAT scores?” The answer, of course, is never. That doesn’t stop Midway from solving the non-existant problem though. “Well now, instead of punching him in the head, take the high road and challenge him to a …
They might have been able to create a perfect polygon copy of Johnny Depp, but if the reviews are anything to go by then Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End is a bit on the fishy side. Will it knock Spider-Man 3 off the top spot? Place your bets… now! Mario Strikers Charged should …
Ubisoft just held Ubidays 2007 – their replacement for the E3 show. If you weren’t a journalist invited expenses paid to Paris, it probably wasn’t much of an event, but at least Ubisoft showed the world a bunch of new game trailers. Among the games shown were two with the name Tom Clancy in them …
» A new version of the PlayStation 3 firmware has been released, and do you know what? It’s quite good. Why? Because it enables upscaling of DVDs, PlayStation 2 and PSone games to HD resolutions. And that’s a sensible idea. » If you own a copy of Pokémon Ranger, then be sure to visit a …
This is weird. In a frankly ludicrous move, Sony and BT have got together to offer the PSP as a phone package with VoIP capabilities. Do they not remember side talking? We’re not quite sure what the point is either – the implementation isn’t that useful. PSP users will only be able to make calls …
Just about anything can be passed off as art these days. A balloon with a happy face drawn on with a black biro. A dog poo on a lolly stick. A carton of Ribena with a six inch nail through it. A photo of a nun handing out grenades to children… This rather disturbing resin …
Back in March, Bizarre Creations went on record to say that Geometry Wars Evolved on Xbox 360 was meant to be a free gift for the hardcore. Whether they wanted it to come pre-installed on the HDD instead of puzzler Hectic is unclear, but to cut a long story short: the trippy blaster ended up …
It’s not the most interesting of weeks in chart land, so keeping your brain switched on while your eyes skim these words might take some effort. Crackdown has seen the most action – obviously due to the elusive Halo 3 beta invite – and is now back in the top ten, up from #19 to …
The new issue of N Gamer magazine has a special one page preview of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. Special, because they’ve managed to write five whole paragraphs despite details being almost non-existent. You’ve got to hand it to them. All we know is that Rayman has managed to sneak into the Rabbid’s base – located …
SBK: 07 sadly doesn’t stand for Snow Boards Kids 07 but is instead based on the Superbike World Championship. Reviews suggest it’s quite good and it would be nice if it did well – publishers Black Bean Games haven’t had a hit yet despite their last few racing games being decent. Also on PlayStation 2 …
Last week Sega held their E3 replacement; this week it was Sony’s turn to show off some shiny new polygons at their Spring Gamer’s Day 2007. Don’t expect to read anything PlayStation 2 related in this article – the show was dedicated to PlayStation 3 and PSP. It has finally been confirmed what the devil …
In an effort to make the PSP interesting again, and emulate the success of the PS3’s PlayStation Store, Sony have announced that they’ll be selling PSP games online directly through the PSP this autumn (in the US at least), with the PSP Store. It’s about time really – we were sure Japan had its own …
Now here’s something rarer than Milky Bar Chunky chocolate bars – a budget game that’s actually worth more than five minutes of your time. There’s a simple reason for this though – they’ve used Nintendo’s loveable Pikmin as source material. Don’t call the lawyers just yet as it isn’t a complete clone. Plot: Darwin the …
Midway went through a bleak patch a few years ago after the likes of Haven, Freaky Flyers, Dr. Muto and the 3D re-make of Defender failed to perform at retail. A re-think was required and some bright spark decided that they’d be better off making some decent games that people actually want to play. The …
A couple of weeks ago, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto was quoted in an interview as saying, “I could make Halo. It’s not that I couldn’t design that game. It’s just that I choose not to.” Perhaps it didn’t sound as pompous originally. Now Halo creators Bungie have reacted in an interview with Joystiq, saying: “Yeah, well. …
